Govt denies setting up of any State Reorganisation Commission

The
government denied the setting up of any State Reorganization
Commission. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State
for Home R.P.N. Singh said creation of a new State has wide
ramifications and direct bearing on the country’s federal structure.

The Centre moves in the matter only when there is a broad consensus in
the parent State. All relevant factors are considered before any new
State is formed, he said. The Minister’s response came when a member
referred to the demands for carving out new States in Andhra Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh.